Wednesday, April 26, 2017

North Korea, Cuba Have Obesity Under Control

Aspiring English politician and two-time Olympic rowing
medalist James Cracknell was recently being interviewed by Sky News when he
brought up the subject of obesity. Cracknell cited North Korea and Cuba as
examples of countries that had obesity under control.

Well, famine and death are famously effective weight-control
methods. This is like citing World War II era Germany and Russia as exemplars
in the prevention of overpopulation. (Malthus would’ve been a big fan of Hitler
and Stalin).

Crackpot Cracknell then
stated: “See, they are quite controlling on behavioral change—you have to get
people to buy into it.” It’s easy to get people to “buy into it” when you
deprive them of virtually all forms of nourishment. Similarly,
behavior-modification is likely to be quite successful in a totalitarian state
like the Hermit Kingdom where passing gas within a three-mile radius of the
Dear Leader will get you executed by salvos from anti-aircraft guns.

Rumor has it that Mr. Cracknell
plans to run for Parliament in 2020 as a member of the Conservative Party. I thought conservatives wanted government to
exert less control, not put its vast
nose into every aspect of our lives like a Michelle-Obama-led Stasi.

Daily Trivia Quiz Answer

Today's Answer: Andrew Jackson. ("Poll" got so worked up before the service he apparently had to be removed from the premises, as he was cussing long and loud).

Q) What words appear on the front of the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, alongside the likeness of presidents?

A) "Liberty" and "In God We Trust"

An Ode To Life

Appreciate all you have, as it- and you- will soon be gone. Leave no heartfelt words unspoken, no sweet gesture incomplete, no act of love undone. Love your spouse with passion and abandon, your kids with patience and understanding but also a firm guidance. Love also the truth, no matter how hard. If pursued by enough people with enough courage, it really will set us free.

And don't forget, we didn't ask to be born. We didn't create ourselves. We are not gods. There is a higher power.

Fireworks of the Mind

Write It Up

Whence Shall Come Another?

True Then, True Now

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."- Winston Churchill

Time Well Wasted

The power lies within your hands To do with what you may But the hourglass is filled with sands Of endless yesterdays